Nope the Meteors & The Cramps are still considered the forerunners of the genre, and credible the sound has morphed and different bands put different spins on it incorporating anything from ska to a more punk sound or even goth or death country, Nick Cave, Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords...
No a lot of the northern towns had scooter clubs, and most of the rallies were actually up Norf like Morecombe, Southport, Skegness etc
I was in a several scooter clubs back in the mid/late 80s in Wigan, Stockport and Ormskirk we would have upwards to 30-40 members paying subs and going off on...
Scooter Boys were again not mods, they dressed in army combats, flight jacket and docs maybe had flat tops or quiffs they also either put more extravagant paintings on their scooters or chopped them like big bikes for a laugh.
They even to this day have different rallies , with a more varied...
Yeah ok, I did not check my spelling before posting... idiot that I am.
Psychobilly is defiantly a different sub culture they hated each other and would fight when they crossed paths. It is different dress code, everything, but I get your point.
As usual Paychobilly is ignored or not recognised as a credible genre.
That's the way we like it, also scooter boy is not in there.
Both had massive underground followers in the 80s.